Environmental Improvement Plan 2023

Debate between Robert Goodwill and Nigel Evans

Wednesday 1st February 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans)]

I call the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

[Sir Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con)]

Goal 5 of the plan aims at eliminating waste, and while we have made great progress—for example, in phasing out single-use plastics and substituting more sustainable materials for plastic in packaging for foods—the sad fact remains that our local authorities are very good at collecting waste, but the majority of our plastic waste is exported overseas.

Will the Secretary of State look at two things she could do to improve that situation? First, will she look at the operation of extended producer responsibility, and maybe look at what is being done in Belgium to make sure there is work with industry to incentivise investment in our plastic waste recycling here? Secondly, will she look at setting a date, as my Committee has suggested, for the phasing out and elimination of plastic waste exports to countries such as Turkey, where standards are not as good as ours?

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[Mr Deputy Speaker]

He has, yes.

[Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con)]

rose—

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

What do you want to say, Mr Goodwill? You have only just come in.

[Mr Goodwill]

Well, I could say a few words if we have time. [Interruption.] Oh, he’s here now.

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

None the less, thank you for your consideration. Seamlessly, we now move on to the wind-ups. I call Matthew Pennycook.